Video of 2-Day Old Baby Rooster Crowing Is Pure Internet Gold
Is there anything cuter than a baby animal? They're just so small and precious. Sometimes we can even see the hint of the adult animal they'll soon become. Just like we did in one video shared online recently, which showed a days-old rooster crowing.
Shared by Maegan Short Holland, a nurse and self-professed "crazy chicken wife," the video shows a group of chicks gathered around their feeder.
While most of the birds in Holland's video were busy chowing down on their breakfast, the rooster paused eating to make an announcement. Well, sort of.
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"Cheep cheep cheep," it crowed in the footage. Awww, so sweet. It's not quite cock-a-doodle-doo but it'll get there one day we're sure of it.
"Have you ever heard a 2-day-old rooster crow?" the video's onscreen caption reads.
Nope, but we certainly hope we'll get to hear it again very soon. Commenters online were so in love with the little rooster. "That was the cutest rooster crow I’ve ever heard!" gushed one person. "I have never seen a baby do that. That truly is beautiful," someone else agreed. "He said, I’m the future wake up alarm," a third person joked. "I bet he’s gonna be a big personality!" one person pointed out.
Cute Facts About Baby Chicks
Are you obsessed? Because we're sort of obsessed. This little guy is absolutely precious and now we sort of need to learn every there is to know about baby chicks.
For one, baby chickens and roosters are called chicks. Three-month-old female chicks are called pullets until they starting laying eggs at around 6 months. Then they're called hens. As for males, when they reach maturity they are known as roosters, cocks, or cockerels.
Baby chicks have a very special relationship with their mamas. They'll even start peeping to their moms before the hatch from their eggs and the hen will cluck back at her baby. From the day it hatches, baby chicks are able to recognize their mother's calls.
Chicks will also stay close to their mother for the first 12 to 16 weeks to stay warm. Their mamas will also keep them near so they can essentially show them how to be chickens. That includes eating, drinking, and socializing with the other chicks. These mamas are very protective of their babies — so its best to keep your distance.
Did you also know there are about 25 billion domesticated chickens around the world? In fact, they even outnumber the human population 3:1. Chickens can be found on every continent of the planet, except Antartica. That's a lot of baby chicks being born every single day. To think, some of them are roosters crowing for the very first time as we speak.
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